Last weekend (29th/30th September 2012), a crack team from Derby Makers were dispatched to do battle at the GIST Foundation in Sheffield.

Their mission, to build a 3D printer against the clock and against other teams from around the Midlands.

OK, the crack team was composed of a bunch from Derby Makers who happened to be a) breathing, b) in the Silk Mill when asked and c) free on the weekend.

But it was a competition, arranged as part of Sheffield's Festival of the Mind - Build the just released Mendel 90 RepRap 3D printer in two days against other groups in the friendly GIST Lab in Sheffield.

This article is a copy of my Twitter feed from the weekend - A (hopefully) more sensible write up of the weekend to follow shortly...

Well, that's the day job over for another week.This weekends fun is in Sheffield building a 3D printer with <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> &amp; <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>

It's Saturday...It's early...#Bleeeeeeeuuuugggghhhhh

Lovely derby morn...

Made it to Sheffield! <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a>

A huge thank you from <a href=http://twitter.com/DerbyMakers>@DerbyMakers</a> to all involved with <a href=http://twitter.com/gistwire>@gistwire</a> and <a href=http://twitter.com/FestivalMind>@FestivalMind</a> We had a fantastic 3d printer weekend!